Certificate (1-2 years)+6% vs national median1,245 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at South Plains College
Ranked 134th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$46,008
middle 50%: $38,129 – $55,865
Median · 5 years out
$54,690
middle 50%: $43,086 – $69,413
Median · 10 years out
$63,140
middle 50%: $47,687 – $82,826
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Health Professions certificate holders earn a median of $46k in year one. The ten-year median salary is $63k.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,092 total interest
Same major at other universities
Tyler Junior College
$55,198 · 5 yrs out
Ridgewater College
$55,190 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
$55,092 · 5 yrs out
Kankakee Community College
$54,903 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln Land Community College
$54,890 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Community College
$54,767 · 5 yrs out
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
$54,532 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$54,522 · 5 yrs out
Denmark Technical College
$54,485 · 5 yrs out
Itasca Community College
$54,479 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$54,404 · 5 yrs out
Davis Technical College
$54,379 · 5 yrs out
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$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$86,981 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$86,981 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$81,251 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,278 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$72,172 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$67,403 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,891 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$64,578 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
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